r/lastimages 26d ago

NEWS 25 year old Palestinian photojournalist Fatima Hassouna was ecstatic to learn that her talent was to be celebrated at Cannes Film Festival, at the screening of a documentary about her work, documenting civilian life in Gaza. Only 24 hours later, on the 16th April 2025, Israel murdered Fatima.

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r/lastimages 26d ago

NEWS One of the last images of Debbie Stone (18), who was crushed to death (off stage) by a rotating stage at Disneyland’s recently opened ‘America Sings’ attraction in 1974.

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For whatever reason, the audience mistook her screams to be part of the show. She was recently engaged, and preparing for her first year of college.


r/lastimages 26d ago

NEWS Last Image of Omar Farang Zin on July 1 2025 in Romania. He was riding his motorcycle along the Transfagarasan Highway when he stopped near the Vidraru Dam to photograph a brown bear. He was fatally mauled by the bear after offering it food.

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Source: Motorcyclist Mauled to Death by Bear Took Photos with Animal Just Before Fatal Attack: Report

A motorcyclist who was gruesomely mauled to death by a brown bear in Romania took photos with the animal just before he was fatally attacked.

Omar Farang Zin, a 48-year-old Italian tourist, was riding his motorcycle on the Transfagarasan Highway and stopped near the Vidraru Dam where he saw the bear on the side of the road.

“He got off his motorcycle and offered the bear food,” Armand Chiriloiu, the director of the Arges Forestry Directorate, told Romanian outlet Observator News. "The Italian tourist's phone was also found, which contained some pictures prior to the attack. With the bear approaching, it was approaching. With pictures, close-ups,"

Source: Bear kills motorcyclist in Romanian mountains

A man has died after he was attacked by a bear in one of Romania's most scenic mountain regions.

The victim, who had been riding a motorcycle, stopped at a popular tourist area on the Transfagarasan road on Tuesday morning, authorities said.

The bear dragged him down a steep ravine with an elevation drop of around 80 metres (262ft), they added.

"Unfortunately, he was already dead when we arrived," Ion Sanduloiu, head of the Arges County Mountain Rescue Service, told the BBC.

"The injuries were extremely severe. Even though he was wearing a helmet and full protective gear, it wasn't enough."

Sanduloiu said the victim had parked his bike next to a sign that warned not to feed the bears.

"My advice is simple: do not stop, do not feed them, and keep your distance," he added.


r/lastimages 27d ago

FAMILY Last picture with my sister, Brittney (one with the oxygen tube), taken in April. She passed away on May 2, 2025 at age 37 from longstanding heart issues.

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r/lastimages 27d ago

FAMILY One of the last images of my cousin Chad, with his boys. Today would have been his 50th birthday if the cancer hadn't taken him.

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I just want to remember my cuz today.

Also want to say: keep your family close brothers and sisters!


r/lastimages 27d ago

CELEBRITY Renowned television presenter Caroline Flack on valentines day, 2020. She would go on to take her own life hours after this photo was taken at the young age of 40.

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She had been hounded by the British press after having allegedly assaulted her then boyfriend. She took her own life upon learning that she was going to be prosecuted.

Even though her boyfriend, Lewis Burton, had called the authorities when it happened, he still wanted the whole case to be dropped. He even posted a valentines day tribute to her that day.

She was found just before 3 PM the day after. She had hung herself.

Such a sad crime, but more than anything, incredibly avoidable. You have not been forgotten Caroline. Rest In Peace. Nov 9, 1979 - Feb 15, 2020


r/lastimages 27d ago

LOCAL Last image (1988) of British Corporal Derek Wood, who along with passenger Corporal David Howes, made the fatal mistake of driving into the funeral procession of a fallen IRA soldier. The video of their car being swarmed by mourners like in a Zombie movie has haunted me ever since.

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They were pulled from the car, stripped, searched and beaten, before being taken away to be shot and stabbed to death.


r/lastimages 28d ago

CELEBRITY The last known photo of Joseph Stalin, taken on February 28, 1953. He was discovered lying unconscious the next day. He died 4 days later due to a Stroke at the age of 74.

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r/lastimages 29d ago

FAMILY One of the last photos of my cousin before she got hit & killed by a car.

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We were visiting her in Canada the day before it happened. I was young & don’t remember saying goodbye. But it’s been just over 11 years now. I’m in the background. She was 7.


r/lastimages 29d ago

CELEBRITY Last photo of Malcolm X, shortly before he was assassinated…

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r/lastimages 29d ago

NEWS The cargo ship SS El Faro on September 29, 2015, shortly before it departed Jacksonville, FL and sailed directly into the path of a category 4 hurricane. It would sink in the North Atlantic on the morning of October 1, killing all 33 crew members aboard.

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This photo – from the USCG final report on the incident – was taken by the shipping company's terminal manager when he noticed a starboard list "greater than he had ever observed" during loading (the list was corrected before departure).

The sinking and loss of life was attributed mainly to the captain's decision not to significantly alter course to avoid Hurricane Joaquin despite having multiple opportunities both before and during the voyage to do so, compounded by the ship's state of disrepair and lack of adequate lifeboats (and probably improper cargo loading as well). Here is an excellent documentary about it by Brick Immortar on YouTube, if anyone is interested in learning more.


r/lastimages Aug 08 '25

NEWS Palestinian Karate Champion and Olympic Games hopeful, Nagham Abu Samra

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Nagham Abu Samra was a Palestinian Karate Champion who opened a sports club for girls in Gaza in 2021. Samra had a Bachelors and Masters Degree in physical education, gained at Al Aqsa University in Gaza. Samra was expected to represent Palestine at the Paris Summer Olympics in 2024. Nagham died in January 2024 after losing her right leg, an injury sustained in an Israeli air strike that killed her sister Roseanne.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagham_Abu_Samra


r/lastimages Aug 07 '25

NEWS Ester Swaab Franshman holds her newborn son Mozes. Amsterdam, Occupied Netherlands, December 1942. Both were murdered in Auschwitz on April 9, 1943, only five months later.

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r/lastimages Aug 07 '25

LOCAL Last Images of Trevor Deely on December 8 2000 in Dublin, Ireland. After a Christmas party, CCTV at his office captures Trevor stopping to get an umbrella. Shortly after, CCTV from a bank captures him walking in the direction of his home. He was never seen again.

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r/lastimages Aug 07 '25

LOCAL Last Instagram photo of influencer Chase Filandro on June 26th.

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His family tells TMZ in a statement… "It was Chase's own decision to enter Heaven. His light will continue to shine eternally in the hearts of all those he touched throughout his remarkable, though far too brief, life. Our family is heartbroken and devastated by the sudden and unexpected loss of our beloved, Chase.”


r/lastimages Aug 06 '25

NEWS Ghanaian statesmen four days before helicopter crash

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In a final public appearance together four days before the military helicopter crash that claimed their lives along with six others, Samuel Sarpong, Vice-Chair of the governing National Democratic Congress Party of Ghana (wearing a hat) and Ghanaian Defense Minister Edward Omane Boamah (wearing a tie) flanked a speaker.


r/lastimages Aug 06 '25

LOCAL Last picture of 6 year old Jesse Lewis, he wrote on his mom’s car “I love You” Few hours later, at Sandy Hook Elementary school. 20 year old gunman Adam Lanza opened fire killing him. Jesse saved 9 of his classmates by jelling to run, while the gunman was reloading his rifle.

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r/lastimages Aug 04 '25

NEWS 11yo Layla Salazar at her award ceremony at Robb Elementary. Around an hour later a gunman would enter the school going into classrooms 111 and 112, killing her and 20 others.

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From her obituary; Layla loved dancing and singing and loved the Dallas Cowboys. She would sing with her father every morning heading to school and again on her way home with her mother. Layla was a smart witted and rambunctious child. She was always cheerful and respectful of her elders and would be the first to greet and assist family guest and friends. Layla was a girl who loved many different activities with some of those being swimming and running track. When she wasn't spending time swimming at the river with her parents or running track you could find her singing and dancing. Layla also enjoyed making TikTok videos and adored Koala bears. Layla won 6 first place ribbons on field day and was so proud of her accomplishments. She would say, "If you aren't first, you're last." On the many days her grandfather and grandmother would pick her up from school she would get treated with tacos, so she would ask them to pick her up as often as she could.


r/lastimages Aug 03 '25

NEWS This blurry video still of an unknown man about to die in the 2004 tsunami has always haunted me. We don’t get to see last images of people accepting their fate too often. It’s as if he’s facing a firing a squad and there’s no escape.

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I wound up in Phuket, Thailand 5 years after this biblical disaster and noticed a lot of tsunami evacuation route signs.


r/lastimages Aug 03 '25

CELEBRITY Gene Wilder with his wife on September 2015. He would pass away less than a year later in 2016

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r/lastimages Aug 03 '25

CELEBRITY Richard Wright of Pink Floyd is photographed with a Black Stratocaster and an old picture of Pink Floyd in 2008. He would pass away a few months later in September 2008.

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r/lastimages Aug 03 '25

CELEBRITY Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd is seen in his Final Public Appearances in 2001. He would pass away 5 Years later in 2006

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r/lastimages Aug 03 '25

CELEBRITY One of Doris Day’s Final Public Appearances celebrating her 92nd Birthday. She would pass away 5 Years later in 2019

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r/lastimages Aug 02 '25

NEWS The flight crew of Japan Airlines Flight 123 which crashed on August 12th 1985 killing 520 of the 524 people on board - the worst single plane crash in history

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From left to right: Captain Masami Takahama, First Officer Yutaka Sasaki training to become a 747 Captain and Flight Engineer Hiroshi Fukuda